Responsibilities & Key DeliverablesActive sourcing to map completion for entire commodity business.Devise long term and short term sourcing strategies considering current and future business needs and Industry dynamics.Carrying out negotiations with suppliers for own commodity and facilitating own team.Achieve cost saving targets by driving negotiations.Empanelling vendors as per the targets.Vendor on board by identifying suitable supplier panel, techno commercial synthesis and negotiations.Bringing in industry intelligence in own domain and keep up with the technology trends in own domain.Presenting key updates, issues to senior management and seek support for de bottlenecking wherever required.Supporting Supplier Business Capability Building initiative for own commodity.Anticipate business risk associated with own commodities and relevant industries and propose mitigation plan.Actively collaborating with multiple stakeholdersSSU Leadership, Accounts, Business Excellence, Plant Heads, Spares Sourcing Head, Strategic Vendors, Government Agencies to resolve/anticipate issues and ensure smooth operations.Participating in various SSU forums to project business indicators, concerns, highlights of performance and give inputs to stakeholders /decision making.Being a role model for Ethics and Integrity as well as demonstration of Sourcing behaviours.To be amiable, professional and approachable at all timesPreferred IndustriesManagement ConsultinEducation QualificationMBA; Bachelor of EngineeringGeneral Experience12-18 yrs experience in Strategic SourcingCritical ExperienceCommodity buyer of high value commodity with exposure to Multi commodity.Having Achieved cost saving targets by driving negotiations.Minimum 12+ Years of Experience, largely in Sourcing.industry intelligence in own domain and keep up with the technology trends.Exposure to Carry out negotiations with suppliers for own commodity and facilitating own teamSystem Generated Core SkillsAnalytical ThinkingService OrientationInfluencing SkillsProject ManagementProject Planning & ExecutionRisk AnalysisConflict ManagementSourcingIndustry AnalysisNegotiationTeam ManagementCost ManagementCost OptimizationVendor EmpanelmentVendor On-boardingCost Benefit AnalysisTechno-Commercial NegotiationsIndustry IntelligenceTrend AnalysisCapability DevelopmentStrategic SourcingCapability BuildingRisk ManagementStakeholder ManagementPerformance AnalysisSystem Generated Secondary SkillsRelationship ManagementSupply Chain Management (SCM)Vendor Management
